Magazine socket wrench



Aug. 5, 1952 G. L. JORGENSEN ET AL MAGAZINE SOCKET WRENCH Filed Nov. 9,1950 INVENTOR. Y Gordian Jorgehsaq B Irvin A.

Jorgenscn 1 Patented Aug. 5, 1952 MAGAZINE soclnrrvvieslvoir Gordon L..lorgensen and A. Jor en'sn;

Clarion, Iowa.

Application November 9, 1950, Serial No. ream Socket wrenches forremoving the wheel holding nuts from automobiles generally retain only asingle nut, so that the wheel nuts are usually removed separately,placed together on the ground, and then separately replaced in wheelholding positions. As a result considerable time and inconvenience isencountered in a wheel removing operation.

It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide an improvedsocket wrench for vehicle wheel removing purposes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a magazine socketwrench having a socket portion rotatable on a stem member which ismanually held against rotation by a handle.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a magazine socketwrench of a. simple construction, economical to manufacture, andefficient in operation to store nuts concurrently with their removal,and to release the nuts concurrently with their replacement.

Further objects, features and advantages of this invention will becomeapparent from the following description when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the magazine wrench of this inventionshowing the same in an inverted position;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the wrench shown in Fig. 1;and,

Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged detail sectional views as seen on the lines3-3, and 44, respectively, in Fig. 2.

With reference to the drawing the magazine wrench of this invention isillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 as including a longitudinally extendedtubular member ID having a magazine section I l and a reduced bearingsection I2. A transverse handle I3 is secured, as by welding, to thetubular member I at the junction of the sections H and I2.

The section I] (Figs. 2 and 3) has the bore [4 thereof of a polygonalshape in transverse cross section to receive nuts 16, and to hold thesame against rotational movement relative to the tubular member Ill.

A stem l1, positioned within the tubular member I0, has a threadedsection l8 in a concentrically spaced relation within the magazinesection II, and a shaft section l9 rotatably supported within thebearing section I2, The threads 1Claim. (01. 81-1241) 2 I, on thethreaded section threads in the nuts I6; I 1

Rotatably positioned about thefree end 22 of the tubular section I2 is atubular rubber hand grip 23, having at its closed end 24 a fixedinternally threaded ring shaped insert 26 which is threadably engagedwith a threaded portion 21 at the terminal end of the shaft portion [9.The insert 26 is engageable with the end face 28 of the bearing sectionl2 to limit the axial movement of the hand grip 23 inwardly of thewrench.

A tubular insert 29 fixed at the open end 3! of the hand grip 23 isintegrally formed with a pair of oppositely arranged spring fingers 32(Figs. 2 and 4), which project outwardly from the open end of the handgrip. The fingers 32 are engageable with an annular shoulder 33, formedon the bearing section [2, to limit the axial movement of the hand grip23 in an outward direction.

It is seen, therefore, that when the hand grip 23 is held in one hand,and the handle [3 is turned with the other hand, that the tubular memberI0 is rotated about and relative to the stem member l1.

In the use of the wrench of this invention, when a nut I6 is to beremoved from a stud (not shown) of a vehicle wheel, the nut is partiallyreceived within the magazine section II and with the hand grip 23 heldin one hand, the handle I3 is manipulated by the other hand in adirection providing for the removal of the nut from the stud.Concurrently with its removal from the stud, the nut I6 is threaded uponthe stem portion [8, as a result of the nut being rotated with themagazine section I I relative to the stem portion l8. When the nut I1 isremoved from the stud it is at the position A, shown in Fig. 2, andlocated within the magazine section II.

The same procedure is followed for the removal of a second nut from avehicle wheel. During the removal of the second nut, the first nut isthreaded further upon the stem portion [8 so as to be at the position B,illustrated in Fig. 2, when the second nut removed is at the position A.Thus on the removal of successive nuts It, the nuts are stacked in theorder of their removal upon the stem portion [8, and within the magazinesection II.

In replacing the nuts I6 upon the wheel studs, the handle I3 ismanipulated in an opposite direction, relative to its turning movementwhen the nuts were removed, so that a nut 16 at its position A isthreaded upon a stud concurrently with the unthreading or releasethereof from the i8, correspond to the 3 threaded portion [8 of the steml1. It is apparent, that with the release of a nut I6 from the magazinesection I I, that the next succeeding or following nut I6 is at aposition for threaded engagement with a corresponding stud.

Although the invention has been described with respect to a preferredembodiment thereof it is to be understood that it is not to be solimited since changes can be made therein which are within the fullintended scope of this invention as defined by the appended claim.

We claim:

In a magazine wrench having a longitudinally extended tubular memberwith an elongated nut engaging socket portion at one end thereof,- astem member within said tubular member rotat ably supported Within theother end of said tubular member, and having a section projectedoutwardly from said other end portion, with the section of said stemmember within said elongated socket portion being threaded to threadablyengage nuts received within said socket portion, means for holding saidstem against axial movement relative to said tubular member, a manualgrip on said projected stem section to hold the stem for rotation ofsaid tubular member thereon, and means for rotating said tubular member,whereby nuts rotated by said socket portion are concurrently threadablymoved on said stem member longitudinally of said elongated socketportion.

GORDON L. JORGENSEN.

IRVIN A. JORGENSEN.

file .of this patent:

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